When you buy a Reeplayer camera, it is yours to keep. Reeplayer does not own or lease the cameras our customers purchase. Leasing existed only in Reeplayer's early days, during initial testing, and those leased units are Reeplayer property and must be returned.
The subscription covers the service, not the hardware. We didn't want to follow the "iPhone" model where we relied on releasing a new Reeplayer camera every year to keep the lights on. Instead, we build Reeplayer with longevity in mind, so the camera you already own keeps getting better. A subscription allows us to continue innovating and providing quality customer service, and our customers benefit from the ability to downgrade or upgrade easily as new features are released.